encampment
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Unemployed WWI veterans marched on Washington in 1932 to demand bonuses, only to have their encampments dispersed with tanks and tear gas.
Since the start of the year, more than 4,000 refugees have abandoned Ugandan encampments, opting to return to Burundi, South Sudan and other countries, according to the U.N. refugee agency.
Alcutt recently encountered a woman who was part of a suspected thieving group processing stolen copper in an encampment.
After students set up an encampment that the university deemed in violation of its policies, they were arrested.
Instead, would-be tenants would turn to older apartment buildings, single-family homes or, in the most extreme cases, shelters and encampments.
From Los Angeles Times
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